New Music Releases: Gregory Porter; Charles Lloyd; Puss N Boots

Gregory Porter – All Rise

2-time GRAMMY-winning vocalist Gregory Porter is back with his 6^th studio album All Rise. For those of you who did not know this, Porter as a best-selling contemporary Jazz/Soul artist with over 3 million album sales.  This album marks a return to his beloved songwriting - heart-on-sleeve lyrics imbued with everyday philosophy, set to a stirring mix of jazz, soul, blues and gospel. All Rise represents his artistic revolution to something even more emphatic and intimate. It brims with songs about irrepressible love, plus a little protest, because the road to healing is bumpy. The album’s uplifting lead single “Revival” is out now. Following 2017's loving tribute album Nat King Cole & Me, ALL RISE marks a return to Porter's beloved original songwriting featuring heart-on-sleeve lyrics imbued with everyday philosophy and real-life detail, set to a stirring mix of jazz, soul, blues, gospel, and pop. All Rise is set for release on April 17.

Charles Lloyd 8 – Kindred Spirits (Live From The Lobero)

Saxophone legend Charles Lloyd celebrated his 80th birthday in 2018 at the Lobero Theatre with guitarist Julian Lage, pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Eric Harland, plus organist Booker T. Jones and bassist Don Was joining midway. 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from The Lobero) documents that extraordinary concert and comes in a limited-edition deluxe boxset with 3-LPs, 2-CDs, a DVD of the full performance, a 96-page hardcover book, and 2 photo prints that commemorate the first 8 decades of Lloyd’s remarkable journey. 8 will also be released in standard LP/DVD, CD/DVD, and digital versions that feature the concert’s first set. Watch video of “Requiem.”

Puss N Boots - Sister

Puss N Boots—the trio featuring Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson, and Catherine Popper—have announced a Feb. 14 release date for their 2nd album, Sister, a fetching collection of originals and covers of Tom Petty, Dolly Parton & more that is available to pre-order now on vinyl, CD, or download. The 1st single “It’s Not Easy” with a lead vocal by Jones is out now. The band will play 2 NYC album release shows—Feb. 14 at Rough Trade in Brooklyn and Feb. 15 at Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan—and appear at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival April 25.